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Are you crazy? That is one thing that’ll make you stand out! Diversity! They want people from tiny unknown deserts. You don’t want to be in India atm, there’s cut-throat competition for like, 12 seats in Harvard out of 400+ applicants.</p>
<p>^^Haha, that reminds me of this high heels incident I had on my farewell.
So we dress up on the farewell and it only makes sense to go in heels, yeah? But that was very detrimental to my idea of looking like a lunatic while dancing. Heck, even the stupidest steps I did to look like a clown came out gracefully. And I wore the smallest heels I could get. What a disappointment. The rest of the farewell was such a bore then. Plus all the food was over by then. And boy, did my feet ache later!</p>
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<p>Narayana generally sends the most students from AP to the IIT’s. Their methods are brutal, but they work. Everyone is so happy at IITs these days.</p>
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<p>Errr I din’t understand this question. </p>
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<p>Getting selected in the fast track batch is done here by holding a series of AITS tests in the first 6 months of 11th. My average rank was 99, so I was selected for the FTB thing. Of course, this was back in 11th. </p>
<p>Anyway, I’m not of high caliber. I just studied for those tests a bit.</p>
<p>And a LOR from a Narayana teacher is out of the question.</p>
<p>That reminds me…I never attended my Farewell. I boycotted it basically.</p>
<p>The effect was brilliant…I was nominated for Mr. (School’s Name) and when my name was called out and everyone started clapping…BINGO…I’m not there.</p>
<p>PS: I can feel the eyes of the MOD on this thread. Oh GOD may he miss it.</p>
<p>Hahaha its *Louboutin. He’s a very good designer. I especially loved his spiked black…
I digress. Apologies. But about the interview, there’s no point worrying. Just be yourself and relax. If it goes well and you get along with her, excellent. If she ends up having “too much goop on her face with nothing in common”, you’ll have a great story to tell afterwards. It’s a win-win situation 
And Ssur, that is def not a disadvantage! It would’ve been a relief if I was the only one from my school applying to the US! In my school there are like 4 people from a class of 80 applying to the same Ivy. Eek.</p>
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Really? The Delhi Main Branch isn’t regarded as very good at all here. Plus all the good teachers have been bought by Pie now which is back in business. Boy, were those teachers good! I heard they were the ones who actually made Kalu Sarai Narayana, narayana. But then, Hyderabad is the main branch, so it’s bound to be good.
Aren’t you exempt from school then? Don’t they make you do Open School?
Why not? I always found my coaching teachers to be very helpful and insightful. You should give it a try!
Man, don’t tell me that. Definitely don’t tell your MIT interviewer that. You are marketing yourself. Focus on the highlights, not the downers. You could concoct something good out of this still!</p>
<p>fabregas- that’s terrible! Why didn’t you attend?
A little digresstion is allowed on every thread, you guys are getting paranoid. Loosen up.</p>
<p>I was planning to drop-off from school (that would have been a wonderful story, but again it still is one). But, my school, seeking its reputation, blackmailed me into completing school. In the end, I am a holder of two school leaving certificates - I did the A-Levels privately. The boycott was my little revenge. But anyway I had some exclusive external exams coming-up, so not really a boycott or a revenge.</p>
<p>Doing two syllabuses of schooling is a lot more difficult than the JEE experiences talked about till now, I think. That was probably why I was taking my stand in the above discussion; for I have a fairly good EC list.</p>
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<p>As expected. I meant the Narayanas in Hyderabad. I’m pretty sure no Narayana branch outside Andhra Pradesh is good. </p>
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<p>I don’t think I’m gonna apply to MIT. You are right about the marketing point though. </p>
<p>Something good?? Yeah I’m wondering what to do. Narayana itself is not internationally recognized so much like FIITJEE. But more importantly, there’s gonna be a glaring lack of EC’s in my 11th and 12th, which is my first priority. I want to make sure they understand why I dropped my EC"s after 10th, but I also have to make sure they don’t misinterpret it as excuses.</p>
<p>As for mentioning my AITS ranks, mmm dunno. I’ll need solid evidence to back up any claims of being among the top 100 out of over 30,000 (most likely much more) students (don’t really know how many students study in Narayana all branches combined, but my own branch had around 2500-3000, so I guess 30k is a bare minimum). For that, as you said, a LOR from a teacher would be best, but I doubt they’ll help.</p>
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<p>Look fabregas04, you’re kinda missing the point. Did your school keep you locked up for 12 hours every day?? That’s what I was trying to convey. I have no doubt your double schooling is tougher than JEE prep, but the point is the method.</p>
<p>I understand what you are saying. I was just explaining why I took such a stand in our earlier discussion.</p>
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I don’t think so. I’ve seen the A levels syllabus. It’s pretty similar to CBSE with a little tweak here and there. For eg., the math is tougher and more in-depth. I saw the Complex Numbers stuff, it was definitely higher than CBSE but no way equal to IIT.</p>
<p>Understood. So you must be very good to take on two syllabuses. 2400 SAT I guess??/ Or is it an Olympiad??</p>
<p>Aaahh!!! I emailed my interviewer and she just emailed back in just 2 hours!
Wellesley is another thing altogether. It’s not Smith, or Wesleyan or Macalaster.</p>
<p>My stats far behind what you imagine it be. </p>
<p>And pixie you’re completely mistaken. A-Level Maths is a piece of cake compared to CBSE Maths, while the other subjects show the opposite trend. Besides, there are very few similarities in the portions</p>
<p>Imagine going through CBSE without even a single teacher to teach you or a friend to ask doubts to. I think you have not grasped the gravity of self-studying for a high school qualification.</p>
<p>Okay, so she’s the propreiter of the “shoe place” which is some really famous brand. Big.</p>
<p>Besides, I come from a Godforsaken place. I had not heard about Olympiads till a few months ago. My school had never heard of SAT before I wrote it.</p>
<p>Pix-Yea, I had to get used to quick replies. I got a reply back from the Yale Alum I wrote to an hour after I sent my message. Freaked me out proper.
Oooh that sounds impressive…where’s your interview gonna be at? Is she an Indian?</p>
<p>Is that so? When I went through the A level syllabus, I noticed some stuff in Complex Numbers that was definitely not in CBSE. I assumed it would be of higher level-it is the British curriculum. I was wrong obv.The english Lit syllabus was scary!</p>
<p>Bdw, why were you self studying CBSE? And why were you taking A levels anyway? Oxford/Cambridge/LSE are the only ones requiring them anyway.</p>
<p>Arun- Yeah, she’s Indian. Class of '88. I’m emailing her back atm to decide the place and time. You got your Yale interview??? I am so jealous,lol! When did you submit your app? I did mine nov 1 but no reply yet 
I’m starting to think I’m not going to get one. Either that or the ASC’s remarkably lazy over here.</p>